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In honor of the upcoming season, which is the franchise's 25th, I thought it would be fun to use this hockey downtime to countdown the 25 greatest goal scorers in Tampa Bay Lightning history.

In constructing this list, I not only took into account the number of goals a player scored while playing in Tampa, I also considered a number of games they suited up for the Lightning. As this list progresses over the next few weeks, you will notice that some players are ranked higher than others even if their goal total was less. This is because although someone scored slightly fewer goals, they reached those numbers in fewer games.

Due to the Lightning still being a relatively young franchise, a good deal of these players are still active, and some of them still take the ice for the Bolts.

Enjoy!

The List So Far
Number 25: Pavel Kubina
Number 24: Victor Hedman
Number 23: Mikael Andersson
Number 22: Roman Hamrlik
Number 21: Dan Boyle
Number 20: Rob Zamuner
Number 19: Valtteri Filppula
Number 18: Alex Killorn
Number 17: Chris Gratton
Number 16: Teddy Purcell
Number 15: Ruslan Fedotenko
Number 14: Ondrej Palat
Number 13: Dave Andreychuk

Number 12: Alex Selivanov

Alex Selivanov was selected in the sixth round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft by the Flyers. However, he never played for Philadelphia and made his NHL debut with the Tampa Bay Lightning during the 1994-95 season.

In his first season, Selivanov played 43 games and scored ten goals. The next year, he experienced his greatest showing as a member of the Lightning, scoring 31 goals in 79 games. Unfortunately, he could never match those numbers with the Bolts and was traded to the Edmonton Oilers during the 1998-99 season. Selivanov briefly led the league in scoring the following year but was halted by a prolonged slump and injuries.

In 304 games over five years with Tampa Bay, Selivanov scored 78 goals. Of those tallies, 25 were on the power play and 15 were game-winners. Selivanov definitely had flashes of brilliance throughout his career. One can only wonder where he may sit if he was able to maintain it.

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